Algeria vs Peru: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Algeria
2.94 million people
in 2023
Peru
3.04 million people
in 2023
Algeria rank
40th
Peru rank
38th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Algeria
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 3.04 million people against 2.94 million people in Algeria, a difference of 97,660 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 40th and Peru ranks 38th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 2 and Peru in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 333,978 people | 309,898 people | 24,080 people | Algeria |
| 1960s | 452,719 people | 463,440 people | 10,721 people | Peru |
| 1970s | 535,780 people | 652,915 people | 117,135 people | Peru |
| 1980s | 697,829 people | 727,913 people | 30,084 people | Peru |
| 1990s | 1.05 million people | 911,128 people | 137,290 people | Algeria |
| 2000s | 1.55 million people | 1.57 million people | 19,668 people | Peru |
| 2010s | 2.08 million people | 2.44 million people | 364,502 people | Peru |
| 2020s | 2.76 million people | 2.94 million people | 174,962 people | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Algeria or Peru?
- Peru, at 3.04 million people against 2.94 million people in Algeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Algeria and Peru?
- 97,660 people, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Peru?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Algeria and Peru rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Algeria ranks 40th and Peru ranks 38th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.